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'State of the cities' reports help transform South Africa's urban management process (Английский)

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South Africa's nine largest cities contribute more than 60 percent of the gross domestic product to the continent's largest economy. But despite their importance, there was a glaring and longstanding absence of current data and analyses of the country's... Подробнее +South Africa's nine largest cities contribute more than 60 percent of the gross domestic product to the continent's largest economy. But despite their importance, there was a glaring and longstanding absence of current data and analyses of the country's urban sector. Officials were left to make policy decisions without a solid understanding of the links between policies and outcomes, or what makes some cities thrive and others stagnate. So in 2004, the cities alliance-supported South African Cities Network (SACN)-a membership-based organization comprised of the mayors and city managers of these nine cities-commissioned the first of three 'State of the City Reports' (SoCRs), initially covering the nine metropolitan cities. The first state of South African cities report examined the forces that had transformed South Africa's largest cities in the decade since the transition to democracy. A second state of South African cities report was produced in 2006, again with cities alliance support, to update and reexamine the urban situation. A third report was produced in 2011, after cities alliance support ended. Together, the three reports have had a strong influence on urban policy and governance, and their impacts continue to be felt both inside and outside the country.
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